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NEW DELHI -- Bharatiya Janata Party MP Udit Raj opened up a can of worms on Sunday night after tweeting that Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt's success at the Olympics was a result of eating beef. The parliamentarian, who is also the National Chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations, later clarified that he was not advocating the consumption of beef, which is a sensitive issue in India.

Usain bolt of Jamaica was poor and trainer advised him to eat beef both the times and he scored 9 gold medals in Olympic

However, his initial comment and subsequent explanation has spiralled into a controversy, especially since several Indian states have enacted tough laws against beef trade and consumption. Many of these are BJP state governments.

The Dalit leader was a former critic of the BJP before joining the party before the national elections in 2014.